Presentation
Persistent foreign body feeling in throat after eating fish.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Ingested fish bone
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Bony foreign body lodged anterior to the epiglottis. No prevertebral soft tissue thickening. No soft tissue gas.
From the case:
Ingested fish bone
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Yellow arrow indicates position of ingested fish bone, just above the hyoid bone.
Case Discussion
The ingestion of fish bones is more common than other types of bones (e.g. chicken, pork). They usually pass without complication.